Learning Country: A First Nations Journey Around Australia's Traditional Place Names

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Ryhia Dank

Learning Country

A First Nations Journey Around Australia's Traditional Place Names

Ryhia Dank

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HARPER360
01 June 2025

Picture books; People & places (Children's&YA); Nature, the natural world (Children's&YA); Kids Australian

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A highly designed, colourful picture book aimed at celebrating traditional names of well-known Australian places such as Gadigal (Sydney) and Lunawuni (Bruny Island), from a popular breakthrough Indigenous artist.

I wanted to travel this place to hear some of its old stories ... to learn.

Laugh joyfully like a kookaburra in Canberra. Watch your toes turn red in Rubibi. And walk soft under the bunya pines in Meeanjin.

From Gudanji/Wakaja artist Ryhia Dank comes Learning Country, a vibrant and contemporary picture book that celebrates the traditional names of well-known Australian places.

By: Ryhia Dank
Imprint: HARPER360
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 219mm, Width: 268mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 337g
ISBN: 9781460765517
ISBN 10: 1460765516
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 June 2025
Recommended Age: From 0 to 2 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ryhia Dank is a Gudanji/Wakaja woman who grew up in a remote community in the Gulf of Carpentaria. She got to know her Country though the stories her family told, and through walking in the places and footprints her family has travelled since the beginning. Her painting is storywork, and tells stories through pattern and design. Ngurruwani Gudanji-marndi maga guda gurijba iligirra gamamjani (Gudanji people are from the fresh water and hill country.)